Haus der Lüge

Haus der Lüge
Studio album by Einstürzende Neubauten
Released	1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Experimental industrial noise
Length	34:22
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer	Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten chronology
Fünf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala (1987) Haus der Lüge (1989) Tabula Rasa (1993)

Haus der Lüge is the fifth full-length studio release from the German band Einstürzende Neubauten, released in 1989.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Trouser Press described it as "a much stronger album than Fuenf".^[2]

Track listing

1. Prolog - 1:50
2. Feurio! - 6:02
3. Ein Stuhl In Der Hölle (A Chair In Hell) - 2:09
4. Haus Der Lüge (House Of Lie) - 4:00
5. Epilog - 0:28
6. Fiat Lux - 12:24

   a) Fiat Lux

   b) Maifestspiele (May Festivals)

   c) Hirnlego (Brain Lego)

7. Schwindel (Deception) - 3:58
8. Der Kuss (The Kiss) - 3:37
9. Feurio! (remix) - 4:47
10. Partymucke (Party Music) - 3:52
11. Feurio! (Türen Offen) (Feurio! (Doors Open)) - 4:47

Tracks 9, 10, and 11 taken from the single for Feurio! and are only present on the re-releases of the album in 1995 and 2002. The 2002 re-release was re-mastered by the band. On some releases Epilog is part of track 4.

Credits

• Blixa Bargeld - guitar, lead vocals
• Mark Chung - bass, backing vocals
• Alexander Hacke - guitar, backing vocals
• N.U. Unruh - percussion, backing vocals
• F.M. Einheit - percussion, backing vocals

Partymucke was originally written for Peter Zadek's Andi theatre-play in which Neubauten performed live 50 times during 1987.

The Maifestspiele section of Fiat Lux contains field recordings from a demonstration in Kreuzberg, Berlin on May 1, 1987.

Ein Stuhl In Der Hölle and the Hirnlego section of Fiat Lux were later included as part of their Strategies Against Architecture II collection.

Notes

The cover art is based on a woodcut by German Renaissance artist Hans Baldung Grien.

References